St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-26
A Few Minutes Spent With Honest
Bread Winners.


Bread Winners.
81 certainly prefer DIR. McGlynn's
idea of the land question to the Henry
George theory" declared an Outspoken
bricklayer yesterday afternoon as he
cleaned the mortar from his trowells;
land I'll tell you why. DR.. McGlynn
asserts that land is the rightful prop
erty of the people in common, doesn't
he? and that private ownership in land
is against natural justice, no matter by
what civil or ecclesiastical laws it is
sanctioned Now Henry George says
in his anti-pOverty paper: If on
given piece of land $500 worth of labor
will yield $500 worth of product, such
land will be free, and we can cultivate
1t without paying taxes; but if ON
piece of land of equal area $500 worth of
labor will yield 800 of product. S400 will
be the rent of that land, and if the tax
be fnlly imposed, will go into the public
treasury Mr.. George means to leave
to the tiller of the soil the same income
for the same work, whether the land be
fertile or unproductive, or the
farmer skillful or Indifferent. Now
if, as DR.. McGlynn says land
is the rightful property of the peO-
pie in common, why then does it not
follow that the farmers skill and ac-
qulred knowledge of agriculture are his
own individual rights earned by eX-
perience, bought and paid for by hard
apprenticeship, and why should that
skill and knowledge be taxed? DR.. Me
Glynn would make land the common
property, as air and water, whilelHenry
Gt orge would place premium upon in
difference and SlOth, and put the whole
burden of taxation upon skill and ac-
Quired knowledge. What incentive
would there be for the farmer to bring
all the art and science of agriculture to
the aid of his crop if it was all to go to
the government treasury, and why
should barren land be set at the same
value as fertile soil? Why should the
equally industrious farmer pay to the
government premium for the fertility
of his soil? Why try to improve the
land for the sake of giving to
the government all the benefits
which might result in its fertilization?
In short, Henry Georges argument is:
If a poor mechanic with poor tools can
with $500 worth of labor produce $500
worth of results, his work will be free,
and he may go on working without pay
ing taxes; but if good mechanic with
excellent tools shall with $500 worth Of
labor produce 500 worth of results, S400
will be the rent of his labor, and he
should. be taxed accordingly for that
amount. / am speaking of mechanic
who enjoys all the fruits of his own
labor: Labor is certainly common prop
erty, but acquired skill-well, it is ac-
and skill is not fenced in, either. You
see how it is. McGlynn will make the
land common property, but Henry
George proposes to put the whole bur
den of the country's taxation upon
skilled labor. The quicker all the work
ingmen of the country see it that way
the better.''
CONVENTION OF SWITCHMEN.
The second annual meeting of the
Switchmen'S Mutual Aid Association Of
North America began its session in In
dianapolis last Monday. Escorted by
large delegation of the Brotherhood of
TOmlinSOn hall, where Master William
Broderick, of the local lodge, intro
duced Mayor Denny. After the mayors
address eX-Gov. Albert q. Porter made
a speech. He said:
No member of your order is bred up to be
mendicant; all he wants is all opportunity
to work, and you make it your duty to help
find employment for each other **
You are conservative i'll your methods, and
you do not act precipitately in seeking re-
dress of grievances.
Col. j. B. Maynard, Congressman
Bynum and Grand Secretary Eugene
Debs, of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers, followed. Gov. Porter.
Grand Master James l.. Monaghan re-
viewed the history of the order from its
organization in Chicago in 1877, until it
became national in 1885, and until the
present year. There has been only one
strike in the history of the order-at
Kansas City, and that was supported by
about dozeu railroad managers and a
public meeting of citizens. Last May
the treasurer .absconded with $1,000,
leaving behind him liabilities amount
ing to $1,000. The bylaws of the order
show beyond all doubt that the order
does not favor strikes.
TALK AFTER HOURS.
A series of evening meetings are now
to take place in Knights of Labor hall,
No. 371 jackson street. At the labor
meeting of Sept. 80 Prof. Folwell, of
the state university. will speak upon
the ''ProS and Cons of Cooperation
end Rev. Edward Eales, Of Kentucky,
will give an address on the Great
Philosophy of the Labor Movement"
The tools of the deceased stonecutter,
Con De Wan, will be ratified Nov. l, to
ness in Florida. What money is left
after the debt is paid will go to his sis
ter in Ottawa. Canada.
Secretary Higley, of the central COM
mittee, state organizers, has sent out a
circular urging everybody to join LAND
and labor clubs" on the principles of
the United Labor party of New York.
a labor nnion band, to be composed
of thirteen members from local labor
organizations, is to be soon organized,
and an entertainment will inaugurate
at Turner hall.
The Boot and Shoemakers' assembly
will turn out in body on the opening
day of the Knights of Labor assembly
at Minneapolis.
Capt. A. Ostrum, of the ST. Paul cav
airy, who led the cavalry charge at the
Fair, is president of the Tailors'
society.
The rattle and dance at the Manitoba
shops Monday night, for the benefit of
James Rich, proved pleasant occa-
sion.
Frank O'Halloran and Smith 81
Ullmer have voluntarily raised the pay
of stonecutters to 81 per day.
WORKINGMEN'S MEETINGS.